Wyatt Earp Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 I once rode Caroo to Coast 2x9...32/44 - 11-32. You'll def. need your granny if you want to ride all the sections in Attakwas...That's why I did the whole race with a granny.
nathrix Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 I'm riding the whole 75 km of this weekends' Barberton XCM with a granny
YUMEYA Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 I am from Gauteng and have ridden around the Cape without a granny. Your Granny go to the beach instead?
vanniri Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Another point to note is that on most 3x9 setups with a wide bb (loads of full sussers) the smallest front chainring gives you a better chainline. It's a physics thing, if your chain is pulling your cassette at a high angle you're wasting energy. It's there for a reason. I ride a 2x9, 24/36 up front with a bash guard and 11-32 on the back, every now an then for a race like sani (where i come last) ill take off the bashguard for a bigring, takes about 2 mins to do. I followed a different route when changing to a 2x9: The BB is wide (73mm vs 69mm?), i.e. you only require one spacer on the drive-side instead of the two on the drive-side and the one on the non-drive side. I swap the spacer to the non-drive side, although the Q-factor changed I haven´t noticed any difference. I suspect my left hip will be the first to indicate any alignment problem. Just completed an extensive bout of power training,(big gears, 50-60rpm) and no problems. With the above set-up chain-line is excellent, I do experience some chain-rub on front deraileur. To counteract this I dail the barrel adjuster on the fly.
montyzuma Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Try doing a multi-day race without Granny - First 2 days you might be fine, but day 5-9 you'll be using it for every little bump....
Wyatt Earp Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Try doing a multi-day race without Granny - First 2 days you might be fine, but day 5-9 you'll be using it for every little bump....J2C no problem.It's all about getting the right gear ratios on the bike.
JohnnyReggae Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Granny Gear ... hhhppppfff ... who needs it
Hairy Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 My Granny is great, she always has biscuits or cake when I come over for a visit ... on the bike though the granny gear is rather useless
scotty Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) So its still up to individual choice. Edited January 28, 2011 by scotty
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